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Recording

Percussionist Ami Molinelli Digs Into Brazilian Music With Duo Violão Plus One On 'Raizes Do Choro E Samba,' Set For September 4 Release By Amimo Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
August 4, 2026

Long established as a passionate and knowledgeable explorer of Brazilian choro, samba, and jazz, San Francisco percussionist Ami Molinelli goes a step further on Raízes do Choro e Samba (Roots of Choro and Samba), arriving September 4 on her own Amimo Records. The second album by Duo Violão Plus One—Molinelli with 7-string guitarists Edinho Gerber and Rogério Souza (who also arranged the bulk of the album), plus special guests—investigates the beginnings of these foundational styles of Brazil’s popular music tradition. ...

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Website

All About Jazz Top 10 Songs: July 2026

Source: All About Jazz
August 1, 2026

All About Jazz features a free song every day spanning all genres of jazz, and of the songs featured in July, these ten represent our reader's favorites as indicated by total listens. Musicians and record labels can submit full length MP3s for consideration here. Enjoy! Top Songs IT's Gotta B U! Tony Adamo From: It's Gotta B U! 3:09 Ethics Unimposed Andrei Marian From: Ethics Unimposed ...

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Recording

Bright Shiny Things Announces The Debut Album 'Dust And The Moon' By Rite Of Strings

Source: Vivo Musique Internationale
August 1, 2026

Bright Shiny Things proudly announces the release of Dust and the Moon, the debut album by Rite of Strings, an international ensemble featuring Iranian-American composer and santoor virtuoso Ehsan Matoori, GRAMMY® Award-winning bassist and composer Edward Perez, GRAMMY® Award-winning drummer Engin Kaan Günaydın, acclaimed violinist and composer Eylem Basaldi, and internationally celebrated clarinetist Ismail Lumanovski, who appears as a special guest. Together, these distinguished artists create a compelling new musical voice, weaving Persian musical traditions with Mediterranean and Middle Eastern ...

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Music Industry

Palestinian Nay Virtuoso, Faris Ishaq Weaves Cultural Memory With Contemporary Expression On Jasad جَسَد (arabic For “body”)

Source: Angie Lemon PR
July 31, 2026

Bethlehem-born, Palestinian nay virtuoso and percussionist, Faris Ishaq is an extraordinary musician. As a frequent musical collaborator, releasing ‘Supplication’ with multi–Grammy Award-winning bassist John Patitucci and contributing as a recording artist to the BAFTA-nominated ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’ soundtrack, Faris is always seeking performance and recording avenues for the nay. And find them he did. The result is his new solo album, JASAD جَسَد (Arabic for “Body”), an album that takes the nay to wondrous new heights. JASAD جَسَد (Arabic for ...

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Performance / Tour

Smoke Jazz Club Announces September 2026 Line-up Highlighted By Two Of Today’s Leading Trombonists And Mark Turner Quartet’s Album Release Show

Source: AMT Public Relations
July 30, 2026

SMOKE Jazz Club announced an exciting line-up for September 2026. The month kickstarts with a longtime SMOKE audience favorite: pianist George Cables leading his Quartet with soulful vocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles (Sep 2-6). For two consecutive weeks, a pair of master trombonists lead their respective sextets: Steve Davis (Sep 9-13) followed by Steve Turre (Sep 16-20). The month concludes with the return of Walter Smith III debuting an incredible ensemble slated to premiere a Chamber Music America-commissioned work (Sep 23-27) ...

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Performance / Tour

Gio Guido And Silvano Borzacchiello Announce 14-date San Gennaro Japan Tour

Source: Gio Guido
July 29, 2026

Guitarist Gio Guido and Swiss-based drummer Silvano Borzacchiello will present the San Gennaro Japan Tour 2026, a 14-concert journey across Japan from September 17 through October 3. The project is centered on real-time composition. No predetermined repertoire or fixed structures will be used. Melody, harmony, rhythm and form will emerge through the interaction between guitar and drums, making every concert a completely new work created for that place, audience and moment. Guido and Borzacchiello first met in Los Angeles in ...

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Recording

Clark Sommers Releases Wabash On Calligram Records

Source: Calligram Records
July 28, 2026

Clark Sommers WaBaSH is the debut recording from a quartet that has, in various configurations, been one of Chicago’s most celebrated working bands for nearly two decades. Bassist Sommerstraces his connections with the other members back to the late 1990s when he met tenor saxophonist Geof Bradfield and drummer Dana Hall, building relationships that have encompassed hundreds of gigs and numerous recording projects. The WaBaSH lineup itself grew out of two groups: BaSH, Sommers’ trio with Bradfield and Hall first ...

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Festival

John Coltrane International Jazz And Blues Festival Expands To Three Days For Landmark 15th Anniversary Celebration

Source: Nandrea Ward
July 27, 2026

Labor Day Weekend Festival Kicks-Off with Friday Golf Experience and Music Masterclass The John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival returns to Oak Hollow Festival Park on Sept. 5–6, 2026, for its 15th anniversary celebration, bringing an all-star mix of jazz, blues, soul, funk and contemporary crossover artistry to the city where John Coltrane’s musical journey began. Timed with Labor Day Weekend and the centennial year of John Coltrane’s birth, the festival stands out for its uncommon blend of major ...

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